"Who was the mysterious young woman with him on the ocean liner? (He was married; she was not)"
If this is the ship and person you are referring too, she would become wife no. 4, a shipboard romance perhaps?
Spouse 4
Madeline Love Becker
Born: 7 Jul 1898 in , , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 Oct 1985 in Escondido, San Diego, California, USA
Marriage: 1943
No known children from this marriage
Name: Madeline Love Howe
[Madeline Love Becker]
Social Security #: 214038985
Sex: FEMALE
Birth Date: 7 Jul 1898
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Death Date: 26 Oct 1985
Death Place: San Diego
Mother's Maiden Name: Rundlett
Father's Surname: Becker
